The impact of corporate culture on industrial accidents in high-risk industries: a cross-sectional survey

The rate of industrial accidents in Korea is two to three times higher than those in advanced countries such as Germany. These accidents are mainly concentrated in high-risk industrial areas. Using the ninth wave of the Occupational Safety and Health Company Survey by the Occupational Safety and Hea...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2022, pp.2021-0252
Main Authors: NOH, Jooman, LEE, Seongjin, CHO, Hong Chong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Analysis
Corporate culture
Corporate structure
Cross-sectional studies
Economic growth
Health aspects
High-risk industries
Industrial accidents
Industrial areas
Industrial safety
Negative binomial regression
Occupational accidents
Occupational safety
Original
Prevention
Risk
Safety
Safety management
Social aspects
Surveys
Workers
Working conditions
Working environment
Workplace accidents
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Summary:The rate of industrial accidents in Korea is two to three times higher than those in advanced countries such as Germany. These accidents are mainly concentrated in high-risk industrial areas. Using the ninth wave of the Occupational Safety and Health Company Survey by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI), we analyzed the influence of corporate culture on the occurrence of occupational accidents in high-risk industries using negative binomial regression. We found that older workers and foreign workers had a positive effect on the accident rate, while female workers had a negative effect on the accident rate. In addition, it was found that the health and safety management organization also reduced occupational accidents. Corporate culture and workplace environment significantly reduced industrial accidents among workers. This suggests that internal elements of an organization such as corporate culture and working environment can have an impact in reducing the occurrence of industrial accidents.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2021-0252